Know Before Your Users Do
Free monitoring for everyone. Paid alerts for teams that can't afford downtime surprises.
Why teams upgrade from Free
The free dashboard is great for checking status. But when your product depends on third-party APIs, you need proactive alerts.
Stop manual checking
You didn't build your product to babysit status pages. Get email alerts in under 60 seconds.
Know before your users
When Stripe, OpenAI, or AWS goes down, you'll know in seconds — not when users start complaining.
$9/mo < 1 minute of downtime
The average cost of API downtime is $5,600/minute. Alert Pro pays for itself with a single avoided incident.
Also monitoring your own servers?
API Status Check tracks third-party APIs. Better Stack monitors your own infrastructure with uptime alerts, log management, and on-call scheduling.
Try Better Stack Free →Compare Monitoring Tool Pricing
See how popular monitoring tools compare on price. API Status Check focuses on third-party API dependencies — these tools monitor your own infrastructure.
Better Stack Pricing
From $29/mo
10 monitors free
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From $7/mo
50 monitors free
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From $15/host/mo
5 hosts free
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From $21/user/mo
5 users free
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From ~$15/mo
No free plan
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From $9/mo
30-day trial
View full breakdown →Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a credit card?
No! Start monitoring with just an email. No credit card required, no trial period. The free tier is free forever.
What happens if I cancel?
Your account stays active but paid features (alerts, webhooks) pause. Your data is saved for 30 days. Cancel from your billing portal anytime — you keep access until the end of your billing period.
Can I change plans?
Yes! Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime. Changes take effect immediately, and we prorate any differences.
Do you offer refunds?
Absolutely. 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If it's not working for you, we'll refund you.
How fast are the email alerts?
We check API status every 5 minutes. When we detect an outage, email alerts go out within 60 seconds.
How is this different from UptimeRobot?
We focus on third-party API status aggregation with real-time alerts — monitoring services like OpenAI, Stripe, and AWS for you. UptimeRobot monitors YOUR servers' uptime. Different tools for different problems.
What APIs do you monitor?
100+ popular developer APIs including OpenAI, Stripe, AWS, GitHub, Discord, Vercel, and more. See the full list.
What payment methods do you accept?
All major credit cards via Stripe. Secure and encrypted. We don't store your card details — Stripe handles everything.
Ready to stop checking status pages manually?
Start with the free dashboard. Upgrade to Alert Pro when you're ready for instant notifications.